Community Snatch
By Venus
Lanaux
 
Daughters
out there seeking acceptance-
Low
self-esteem born of generational rejection;
Dudes on
the street can give them attention
But
cannot see what they should in our daughters’ reflections.
 
Sisters
out there, neck dancin’ & actin’ annoyed-
Just mad
at a world that could never fill that void
Feeding
these men- that won’t work
Because
they rob our sisters, and don’t care that they’re hurt.
 
Mothers
out here- Do you know what that means?
S’posed
to be building and tending to our children’s needs.
How are
we protecting our babies from the attack,
If we’re
not teaching them to preserve what is taken that we can’t get back?